But it is remarkable how small the nuclear damage is compared with that of the earthquake and tsunami.
Berkely said transporting the nuclear waste to Nevada will damage the environment and do little to remedy the nation's nuclear-waste disposal dilemma.
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In the second, the abandonment of the nuclear deal would severely damage the government's international credibility.
Authorities said it did not damage a nuclear plant in the region.
The scale of the damage to the nuclear facility (four reactors were damaged at FDI).
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It could get a lot cheaper if the nuclear situation worsens and earthquake damage takes its toll.
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Even as Japanese responders continue to do heroic work, we know that the damage to the nuclear reactors in Fukushima Daiichi plant poses a substantial risk to people who are nearby.
If we are talking about a hazardous environment such as a nuclear power plant, the damage caused by a single, un-networked sensor could be catastrophic, for two reasons: first the sensor failure itself could be the problem.
Critics fear its real testament will be lasting damage to the global nuclear non-proliferation regime.
More important and more appreciated still, is U.S. assistance in containing the damage at the Fukushima nuclear plants.
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We have plenty of choices available that include neither of the actual or potential damage that coal or nuclear entail.
Because of the damage that a single nuclear weapon can do, an overlapping defense capability is required against a nuclear attack.
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The damage done to Japanese nuclear facilities has given new ammunition to critics of nuclear power, just as the industry and many of its supporters in Washington were hoping for a revival of U.S. nuclear power as an alternative to coal-fired electricity generation.
Damage from the tsunami and nuclear accident prompted many to leave towns and villages for big cities, sapping energy out of communities.
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The earthquake and tsunami caused extensive damage to its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, resulting in radiation leaks which forced the evacuation of almost 80, 000 people from the surrounding area.
Unlike earthquakes and tsunamis that have measurable, if enormous, damage, the implications of a nuclear meltdown are less clear.
But national park authority chairman Bill Jefferson said burying nuclear waste beneath the Lake District could "damage" the area's brand.
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Even if the nuclear accident is brought under control swiftly, and the release of radiation turns out not to be large enough to damage public health, this accident will have a huge impact on the nuclear industry, both inside and outside Japan.
The plant has stopped operating amid serious damage and fears of a far greater nuclear catastrophe.
The disaster caused billions of dollars worth of damage to residential and commercial property and also damaged a nuclear reactor that was operated by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), sending dangerous levels of radiation out into the atmosphere.
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With the previous tragic events of the tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis in mind, Japan needs to develop a detailed plan to immediately shut down the nuclear plants, evacuate the surrounding areas immediately, and quickly contain any damage, leaks, etc.
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The system cooling water which contained spent - but still highly radioactive - nuclear fuel rods failed and it took engineers some 30 hours to repair the damage.
An earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan early in the year rocked the nuclear community after the Fukushima Daiichi plant, operated by Tepco, suffered substantial damage to various reactors and some partial meltdowns, with radiation leakage.
In one of the examples cited in the report, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has twice raised the acceptable level of radiation damage reactor vessels can sustain, after several plants violated or came close to violating the original standard.
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The human toll and economic damage in Japan was from the earthquake, not the subsequent potential problems with nuclear plants.
New rules imposed by the NRC require plant operators to install or improve venting systems to limit core damage in a serious accident and set up sophisticated equipment to monitor water levels in pools of spent nuclear fuel.
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